Paul Freeman

**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Joomla! versions prior to 3.8.13 **Description** An issue was discovered where an attacker who gains access to the mail account of a user authorized to approve admin verifications in the registration process can activate themselves as an admin. **Recommendations** For versions prior to 3.8.13, update to version 3.8.13 or later to resolve the issue.